TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292518 [ 2026TNSTR.758....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-23 13:45:29
Date made public:
Sender: WFST_SN
Reporting Group: WFST     Discovery Data Source: WFST

Zelin Xu, Dezheng Meng, Ji-an Jiang, Weiyu Wu, Zhengyan Liu, Junhan Zhao, Ziqing Jia (USTC) on behalf of the WFST collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026ecc
Discoverer internal name: WFST260210abwsc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:02:38.480 (165.660333) DEC = +04:03:41.23 (4.061453)
Discovery date: 2026-02-10 20:09:36.000 (JD=2461082.34)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-10 20:09:36.000
Flux: 22.99 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-10 19:17:46
Limiting flux: 22.62 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ecc